Key container



J. J. NASSER KEY CONTAINER Sept. 20, 1938.

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KEY CONTAINER Filed Feb. 9, 1937' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor JWzzzJZVgaser; i? I p mwm A iiorneys Patented Sept. 20, 1938 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFiQE KEY CONTAINER John Joseph Nasser, Kingston, Pa.

Application February 9, 1937, Serial No. 124,904

3 Claims. (01. 150-40) My invention relates generally to key containpassing through the holes I2 and II as clearly ers, and particularly to key containers devoid of shown in Figure 1. metal parts, and an important object of my in- A leather thong I6 or other suitable cord has vention is to provide key containers of the charone end I! fastened as indicated by the numeral acter indicated which are particularly adapted I8 between the sewn edges of the sections 3 and 15 to be attached to and to contain automobile keys. 9 as clearly shown in Figure 2. The opposite end Another important object of my invention is to of the thong has formed thereon a triangular or provide key containers of the character indicated barbed enlarged head I9. which are relatively soft and yielding and will The thong is passed from the inside of the en- 10 not scratch and rattle when contacted with other velope outwardly through the lower hole I5 and 10 objects, such as the instrument panel of an autothen along the outer side of the section 9 and mobile, and which are compact and devoid of then through the hole 94 to the interior of the any parts or protrusions which could catch in envelope. The triangular head I9 is then comor give discomfort when carried in the pocket. pressed or folded so as to pass through the hole Other important objects of my invention will 25 in the key 2I which is to be carried in the be apparent from a reading of the following deenvelope, and the head I9 is then passed through scription taken in connection with the drawings, the openings defined by the holes II and i2 and wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown the slot 53 to the outer side of the section 9, and a preferred embodiment of my invention. then passed between the portion of the thong {in In the drawings: which engages the outer side of the section 9 be- '20 Figure l is a general side elevational view of tween the holes I4 and I5, and such portion of an embodiment of the present invention showing the thong, to the position illustrated in Figure 1, a key connected thereto and Withdrawn for use, wherein the shoulders or barbs on the face of and showing in dotted lines the key contained the head I9 engage the side of the said portion within the container when not in use. of the thong. With the thong brought taut, the

Fi ur 2 is a oriz n l ectional view taken portion thereof between the holes I4 and is will through Figure 1 and looking ysecurely lock the head I9 and hence the thong in Figure 3 is a side elevational view of another the key retaining position. m m n of the present v n i n. To remove a key from the thong, the section 22 Figure 4 is an opposite side elevational view of the thong lying between the holes I4 and I5 of Figure 3 Cut y to Show the P t of the is pulled out suiiiciently to pass the head 19 and ue. thenthe head is drawn through the opening deil 5 iS a '00}? p View Of Figure 3 W fined by the holes II and I2 and the slit I3, and key removed. the head then folded sufiiciently to pass through 25 Referring in detail to the drawings, and part 1 1 20 and release the key, tiou a y o F u s 1 d 2 thereof, the numeral Referring to the embodiment of the invention 5 g n rally designates an v p or pocket shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5 there is present the made of suitable flexible or semi-flexible material envelope 5 similar t th envelope 5 d in th such as heather or the like, and which for section so thereof are holes Ha, Ma, Ma and 40 venience is rounded at its bottom as indicated by Is which cooperate with the thong in the man 40 the numeral 6 and curved at its top as indicated ner already stated in connection with the above by th n m the p e open The pocket described embodiment of the invention. In the envelope is formed preferably o tWO at present embodiment of the invention the thong sections 8 and 9 made of leather or the like which d |3 is tt in a vertical positign t th e s w together at their edges as indicated by section 9a instead of in a horizontal position as the numeral I0 so as to leave the upper edges shown in Figure 1 of t drawings open to give access to the interior of the envelope. The upper edge of the section 3 of t In 6 S de 0 Section Of the envelope, Su as velope 5a is cut straight across as indicated the section 9 and at one side thereof near the top b t numeral 1 i st d of being curved as in are two holes H and Which are hOTiZGntailY the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig- 5 aligned and which may be joined by a slit or slot ur 1 of the drawings. The upper edge of the 3. ey the middle and at the pposite side section 9a is provided with an elongated tongue of the section 9 are two vertically aligned holes 23 which is of a maximum width at its point of It and I5 which are substantially equally spaced attachment to the upper edge of the section so above and below a horizontal imaginary line as to form an adequate closure for the upper end 55 of the envelope, but beginning at the point 24 the opposite sides of this tongue are tapered curvedly as indicated by the numeral 25 to terrninate in a point 26 which depends above the bottom of the envelope as shown in Figure 4 of the drawings. This tongue has substantially parallel slits 21 and 28 which are vertically arranged to define a tab 29 which is cut out of the tongue 23 and is so placed that when the tongue is in the closed position inserted between the sections 8a and Be as shown in Figure 4 of the drawings, the upper end of the tab 29 will extend above the upper edge of the envelope and thereby be easily within the grasp of the operator who may by grasping the same withdraw the tongue 23 to an open position to enable extraction of the keys. It is to be observed that the thong 16a together with the key Zia when in the operative position, has reached this position by being passed through the opening which is defined by the separation of the tab 29 from the tongue 23. As indicated in Figure 4 of the drawings more than one key Zia may be connected to the key container and retained within the container while one of the keys is in the operative exposed position, the tongue 23 operating to hold the keys not in use within the container and out of contact with objects with which the envelope might strike.

Although I have shown and described herein preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire to limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in the materials and in the structure and arrangement of the parts, within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the subjoined claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A key container of the character described comprising an envelope of relatively flexible material of nonmetallic character having an access opening, a key retaining thong in the form of a loop passing through the opening in a key and having one leg fastened to the interior of the envelope and having its remaining leg fastened to another portion of the envelope, both legs passing through said access opening, the secondmentioned leg of the loop being passed outwardly through holes formed in the side of the envelope, the first leg being passed outwardly through a hole formed in the side of the envelope, then across the second leg and inwardly through a hole formed in said envelope, whereby a portion of said first leg retainingly overlies a portion of the second leg.

2. A key container of the character described comprising an envelope of relatively flexible material of nonmetallic character, a thong adapted to be passed through an opening in a key and having one end fastened to the interior of the envelope and having its opposite end releasably fastened to the exterior of the envelope to retain the key, and a tongue depending from the upper end of one side of the envelope and into the interior of the envelope and normally retaining the thong and key in the envelope, said tongue being formed with an opening to pass said thong and a key to the exterior of the envelope when said tongue is withdrawn from the envelope.

3. A key container of the character described comprising an envelope of relatively flexible material of nonmetallic character a thong arranged to pass through the opening in a key and having one end fastened to the interior of the envelope and having its opposite end passed through the opening in the key and releasably fastened to the exterior of the envelope to retain the key thereon, and a tongue depending from the upper end of one side of the envelope and into the interior of the envelope and normally retaining the key and the thong in the envelope, said tongue being formed with an opening to pass said thong and a key to the exterior of the envelope when said tongue is withdrawn from the envelope, and a tab on said tongue projecting into said opening in the tongue and extending above the tongue when the same is in closed position to afiord a handle for withdrawing the tongue from the container.

JOHN JOSEPH NASSER.

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